Courtesy of Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership
Natalie Young Williams
The Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership (T3) announced Monday the choice of Natalie Young Williams as its next executive director.
Williams joins T3 after serving as the chief of staff and director of institutional advancement at Paul Quinn College, where she forged corporate and community alliances to advance the growth goals of the school’s Corporate Work Program and the development initiatives of the college.
Williams has more than a decade of experience in “creating sustainable solutions to raise student achievement and pipelines to full-time employment,” according to a statement.
“Natalie has a demonstrated track record of leading high performing teams focused on boosting student outcomes across the K – 12 and higher education spectrum,” Rose Bradshaw, president and CEO of North Texas Community Foundation, said in a statement. “We know she will be the right leader to shape T3’s long-term strategy and bolster the systematic changes as we grow and mature as an organization through the industry and community connection experience she brings to the table.”
Williams earned a law degree from Vanderbilt and a bachelor’s in philosophy and journalism from Arizona State University.
Before joining Paul Quinn, Williams was the chief of staff and senior vice president of achievement solutions and corporate strategy for EdisonLearning. While at EdisonLearning, Williams managed the strategic alliance with Magic Johnson Enterprises and was the executive director of Friends of Magic, a corporate and community engagement initiative for the national network of Magic Johnson Bridgescape Academies.
T3 is a local partnership of school districts, colleges, universities, employers, and organizations focused on serving students and families in Tarrant County. Launched in 2020 (and, notably, where Mattie Parker served as CEO prior to becoming mayor of Fort Worth), the T3 Partnership aligns strategic program elements designed to inform, engage, and support students and families in their journey to achieve postsecondary success.